UNICEF’s 2013 Children With Disabilities report focuses on the abilities of children with disabilities.

Becky B's insight:

Acknowledging the profound challenges—including poverty, stigma, exclusion, neglect, and lack of access to quality care—that children with disabilities across the globe face every day, the guide stresses that negative responses to disabilities are the problem that needs to be addressed.

Our latest winners earned their status through their commitment to building care around what each resident with Alzheimer's/dementia wants, needs, and is still capable of doing.

Becky B's insight:

What sets a memory care facility apart from the rest?

There are many things to consider when choosing a community for your loved one, but probably the most important factor is trust. Can you trust that a place will provide the most attentive, capable, and compassionate care for your loved one? That staff are trained to effectively respond to the distress that people with dementia often feel? That families often feel? Can you trust that staff will get to know your loved one’s history, likes, dislikes, and remaining abilities—and build their care around what your loved one wants, needs, and is still capable of doing?

The objective is to improve the quality of life, level of functional independence, safety, and health of those we serve. So we have to take people through that shift of thinking that people with dementia don’t have to suffer—they can actually thrive.

At the 2015 Grammys, Glen Campbell, now in the later stages of Alzheimer's, won Best Country Song for "I'm Not Gonna Miss You."

Becky B's insight:

As Agingcare.com reports, Glen was diagnosed in 2011, and was unable to attend the awards ceremony. His wife, Kim, who accepted the award, said: "It's been an amazing journey…Music, I really believe, kept him healthy for a longer period of time and enabled him to enjoy life while living with a debilitating brain disease."

Report urges federal government to quicken pace of research funding as U.S. ages

Becky B's insight:

The Alzheimer’s Association report, “Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s Disease, urges the federal government to meet its own goals forresearch funding in a bid to find a cure or effective treatments by 2025. The U.S. could save $220 billion within the first five years if such treatments were found, the nonprofit’s report says. Even with an interim treatment that slowed onset by five years, the costs would immediately drop as much as $535 billion over a 10-year period.

I think the author also portrayed very realistic emotions that families of persons with Alzheimer’s experience. It’s common for families to not believe a diagnosis at first, and to search for other reasons for a loved one’s symptoms.

Whether you're caring for someone alone or you employ help, there are habits and activities you can foster for optimal health and happiness.

Becky B's insight:

Pick a time of day that's most optimal for your senior when it comes to energy and alertness. Dedicate a walk, swim, light weightlifting, bicycling, or any other activity that's enjoyable and doable. When assisting, offer positive affirmations and balance guidance.

“It’s easy to turn on a TV and walk away. But it’s personal, if you can sit down and talk with them, sing with them, tell them some jokes, do something just to keep their minds off the pain while the medication is kicking in. Even if somebody’s having a bad day…if you can make them feel just a little good about it, you can change the day.”

This year's Alzheimer's Awareness Month is focused on helping women take action and be Alzheimer's savvy.

Becky B's insight:

Seventy-two percent of Canadians with Alzheimer's disease are women, according to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Not only that, women are more likely to care for family members who have dementia.

Could the beverage that made Milwaukee famous play a role in delaying the development of conditions like Alzheimer’s/dementia and Parkinson’s?

Becky B's insight:

According to a Business Standard article about a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Research scientists have determined that a compound contained in the hops used to brew beer, xanthohumol, has anti-oxidant qualities.

"I don't have Alzheimer's disease, I have Old Hinder's Disease!" says my dad, who at 76 says a lot of things. He claims he still remembers the important things. But how do you really know when forgetfulness is “normal”? The Jacksonville University School of Nursing is studying just that!

“When you go into the dining room with Grind Dining, it feels good. Residents can eat more, be healthier, and feel satisfied.” In this interview, Grind Dining founder Sarah Gorham discusses changes in food and care for residents with dementia.

It can happen in almost any family. A loved one commits a crime such as driving without a license or leaving the scene of a traffic accident. Depending on the laws in your state, the procedure when caught is relatively straightforward.

But what if the person has dementia? Are these still considered crimes—or consequences of the disease?

The American Geriatrics Society has included sedative-hypnotic drugs like Ambien and Valium on its Choosing Wisely list because the medications are linked to increased rates of falls, fractures, auto accidents, and cognitive impairment in older adults who use them.

The holidays often bring stress for families affected by dementia, but there are ways to adapt activities to bring everyone joy.

Becky B's insight:

One holiday activity you can enjoy together is singing carols. Because speech and singing are controlled by different parts of the brain, many people who can no longer carry on conversations can still sing—even when other verbal abilities are reduced.

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